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¢aqa"! you are he who will stand where the bottom of his neck is. O Ni-uha-man¢i"! 
you are he who will stand where the very root of his tail is,” he said. Both the dogs 
went under the water. At length they caused one of the heads of the Water-monster 
with seven heads to appear. And the boy, seizing his sword, cut off the head of the 
Water-monster with seven heads. And he said, “Come, cease.” And the boy took the 
tongue of the head of the seven-headed Water-monster. And he threw away the head 
by the edge of the water. And the boy took the tongue away. When he drew near 
the village, he said, “Hunt ye rabbits.” Having collected the rabbits, the Orphan 
carried them in a pack. He carried the rabbits home in a pack to the old woman. 
“@randmother, I have come home carrying those rabbits.” “Oh! my grandchild has 
come bringing rabbits in a pack for me!” said the old woman. And she took the rabbits. 
“Grandmother, put that on something for me,” he said. And the old woman, having 
taken the tongue, placed it by the side of the lodge. “Grandmother,” said he, ‘first 
give the dogs one rabbit apiece; the rest are yours.” And when it was morning, they 
made a very great noise, crying among the villagers. And the boy said, ‘‘Grand- 
mother, what is the matter?” “Oh! what is my grandchild saying, as he sits! They 
are crying because the chief’s daughter came home, and they wish to take her away 
again.” ‘Grandmother, let them kill the Water-monster with seven heads. Why do 
they not killhim?” ‘My grandchild! he is very sacred, they fear him. All the people 
fear him,” said she. Again the boy went thither He went and stood by the water, 
in advance of the soldiers. And the soldiers took the woman away again. When they 
drew near they sent her thither. And the soldiers went home. And the woman went 
thither, to the water. And behold, the boy was there by the edge of the water. And 
the boy said, “Why have you come?”—meaning the woman. “Oh! psha!” said she, 
‘you should have gone home, you who are so fine looking a person. Beware lest the 
Water-monster with seven heads kill you.” ‘No, begone thou,” said the boy. And 
the woman went home. And the boy went again to the water. He spoke to his dogs: 
“OQ Ni-uha-ma"¢i"! you are he who will stand by the very bottom of the neck. O 
Ma®ze-¢aqa"! you are he who will stand there by the very root of the tail.” And the 
dogs went headlong into the water. When they had gone headlong into the water, it 
happened that they caused two of the heads of the seven-headed Water-monster to 
appear. And the boy cut off both heads. Having taken the tongues, he threw away 
the heads on the bank, and went home. And when he drew near the lodge, he hunted 
rabbits again. “Grandmother,” said he, “ take those rabbits.” And the old woman 
took the rabbits. “Grandmother, put the tongues on something for me.” And he 
slept again. It was night. In the morning they cried again, making a very great 
noise. “Grandmother, why do those ery?” said he. “ My grandchild, the chief’s 
daughter having come home, they cry to condole with her.” Again the soldiers took 
the chief’s daughter away. And the boy reached the edge of the water first. He 
had made very excellent clothing for himself. The woman went thither again. Refer- 
ring to the boy, the woman said, “You ought not to come. Beware lest the Water- 
monster with seven heads kill you.” And the boy said, “No, begone thou.” Well, 
the woman went home. When she had gone home, the boy said, “O Ma®ze-¢aqa"! 
you are he who will stand where the bottom of his neck is. O Ni-uha-ma"¢i"! you are 
he who will stand where the very root of his tail is.” And both dogs went beneath 
the water. And the dogs bit the seven-headed Water-monster, causing three of his 
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